Southern Miss splits in its opening series of year

12:03 AM,
Feb. 16, 2014

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From staff reports

Southern Miss opened its baseball season Saturday with a 4-2 loss to Missouri before defeating Chicago State 11-8 later at McNeese State's Cowboy Diamond at Lake Charles, La.

In the second game, Golden Eagles (1-1) scored six runs in the top of the ninth against the Cougars to secure the come-from-behind win.

Junior right fielder Mason Robbins, who picked up three hits and four RBIs in the nightcap, knocked in the tying run with a bases-loaded, two-run single in the top of the ninth to tie the game at 8-8. Junior catcher Matt Durst followed with a go-ahead sacrifice ...